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SNOW COVER DECREASING FOR NOWThe U.S. snow cover today was 2.7%One week ago it was 4.2%One year ago it was 1.0%__________________________________________________________________________NUMBER OF FINE DAYS INCREASING FOR NOWEarly in the month I mentioned that there are always at least 19 fine weather days during October. After a slow start to the month we have had 8 nice days in a row bringing our total for the month so far to 10 days.The average high temperature for that 8 day stretch has been 75 degrees.__________________________________________________________________________BIG CHANGES ON THE WAY

The longer range outlooks from the Climate Prediction Center show a fairly cool trend for the next couple of weeks with most days with highs in the 60's with some 50's possible.__________________________________________________________________________
Typhoon Wipha over the weekend was forecast to hit Tokyo as a major typhoon.The latest forecast now has the worst of the storm staying out over the Pacific and it much weaker.Current winds are 110 mph and it is forecast to drop to 80 mph by Wednesday.

With the storm curving south of Japan.... usually that signifies a trough developing over the eastern part of the U.S. 7-10 days later. If this verifies, this could bring a shot of cold air into the Ohio Valley late next week.

The GFS is picking up on this with a snowstorm for Nebraska on October 26.Very cold air will settle into the northern states and much cooler conditions for the Ohio Valley.If this verifies, our temps over a 7 day period would average almost 15 degrees below normal meaning a number of days in the 50's and maybe a day in the 40's.Over Nebraska and Iowa the GFS has temps about 25 degrees below normal.

We have seen the last of the 80's for the year. After tomorrow, it may be tough to even get into the 70's again.__________________________________________________________________________

POSSIBLE RAIN OUT IN ALCSHey baseball fans..... how about that game last night in Boston with the Red Sox coming back from a 5 run deficit late in the game.The next game is in Detroit Tuesday evening. The NWS has a 90% chance for rain. Drier weather is expected for Wednesday and Thursday.__________________________________________________________________________TEXAS DRYING OUTSo here is Texas under a drought for the last year or more and all of a sudden it rains like crazy across much of the state the last several days with many areas getting over an inch....some much more.
In Austin.... 7 to 11 inches of rain fell with widespread flash flooding. The final day of the Austin City Limits Music Festival was canceled.

The scene on the left is what one of the music staging areas looked like.

Among the bands that got rained out include.....NOAH AND THE WHALETYPHOONSMALLPOOLS